Easter Reflections on Immortality Faith and Resurrection
An essay traces Easter themes from biblical accounts to modern belief, arguing humanity seeks immortality amid suffering, and Christ’s rising offers comfort. It surveys carols, church history, spring symbolism, and global observances from Jerusalem to New Mexico, ending with Mary recognizing Jesus.
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Red
Russia
Karl Marx
M. Buchanin
Pravda
Communist Party
Jerusalem
Moses
Dead Sea
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
United States
New Mexico
Brotherhood of Our Father Jesus
Penitentes
Mary
Jesus
Rabboni
Trivial things inspired great artists and composers
The London Tit-Bits piece notes how small moments influence music. Chopin watched a puppy to spark a waltz idea, Bach wrote a cantata as argument, Rossini ate and was cajoled to compose, Schubert’s love envy moved his song Blossom Time, and a friend sang it for him leading to a rival win.
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John of Damascus
John Mason Neale
Arthur Sullivan
Palestrina
Charles Wesley
Aleluias
Lyra Davidson
Edward V Perronet
All Hall
Jesus
Perronet
Church of England
John Wesley
Edward Perronet
Bolton
John Ellerton
Chopin
Bach
Rossini
Schubert
London
Lamb Sold to Feaster Sings Easter Psalm
A little lamb described as BAA A A ARY was sold to butcher Feaster. The text notes the animal is ready to sing a psalm and mentions a hat bought for Easter, creating a quirky, period-tinged item.
Easter Day Vision Inspires Hope in War-Weary World
A Farm and Ranch poem by George B. Staff reflects on Easter as a moment to honor the lowly Nazarene who bore burdens for peace. The verse urges humility, gratitude for sacrifices, and a shared debt to strive for an ideal life amid conflict and hardship.
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George B. Staff
Captains of Adventure Captain Gordon's sweeping campaigns
During the Crimean war a junior officer learns courage from Charles George Gordon who later commands white officers in the Ever Victorious Army against Taiping rebels. He uses steamer raids and bold assaults to siege, starve, and capture cities, earning imperial honors and a fearsome reputation as he battles slavery and rebellion across Egypt, Sudan, and China.
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Sebastopol
Charles George Gordon
Major Gordon
Shanghai
Gordon
Li Hung Chang
Fort San
Soo Chow
Quin San
Tommy
Great Britain
China
England
Gravesend
Danube
Egypt
Equatorial
Soudan
Europe
Fle
Bessarabia
Armenia
India
South Africa
Khartoum
Nile
Jengland
Trafalgar Square
Angler Fishes Display Strikingly Odd Form
Fish "Flags" describes angler fishes as the most strangely formed among fishes. Living on the seabed they hunt by stealth, requiring little swimming power, causing their bodies and tails to shrink while the head becomes exceptionally large and grotesque in proportion.
Food Capture Feature of the Foremost Fin
The passage describes the foremost fin with a flaglike flap of skin at the top, highly sensitive to touch, and serving a key role in catching prey. It highlights how this fin aids in food capture for the aquatic animal.
Mrs Lloyd George’s Rose Collection Inspires New Varieties
Mrs. Lloyd George, wife of the statesman, cherishes roses as her favorite flower. She traveled to America with her husband on his first trip and tends hundreds of rose varieties at home, always seeking a new bloom to add to her collection.
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Lloyd George
Statesman
America
Skim Milk Benefits Calf Feeding Across Growth Stages
Guidance on using skim milk as a calf feed substitute for whole milk. Details include feeding ratios by weight, age milestones up to one year, gradual transition with legumes, and cautions on freshness, temperature, and foamy milk to prevent digestive issues.
Extra Attention to Cows Before Freshening
The article advises ensuring cows are dry at least six weeks before freshening and discusses the impact of feed on milk production. It emphasizes that persistent production requires extra attention late in lactation, with dry roughage and lower protein grain improving readiness for the next lactation.
Milk Of Better Quality May Be Easily Produced
A USDA dairy division leaflet explains simple rules for producing high quality milk. It covers clean cows, sterilization of utensils, small-top milking pails, and cooling milk promptly with illustrations and references to further bulletins. Keep milk clean covered cold.
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Dairy Division
United States Department of Agriculture
Dairy Notes on Herd Management and Economics
The article emphasizes water for cows twice daily and longer feeding for scrub cows, plus benefits of a well designed barn and protection from weather. It advocates sweet clover on difficult soils, silos as a strong farm investment, and targets profitable cows producing about 6 000 pounds of milk or 200 pounds of butterfat in 800 days while urging business like planning.
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Charles Darwin
Shotogy
Widerworld
Earth
John Dickinson Sherman
Rev. Phipps Onslow
H. W. Nancrede
Christ
Sin
Venantius Fortunatus
Ellerton
Tennyson
Marys
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